Setting Up a UNIX Boot Server308614-14.20 Rev 00 2-3The AIX and HP-UX operating systems include BootPD. SunOS and Solaris donot include BootPD, so Site Manager automatically installs BootPD on Sunworkstations running these operating systems.Copy the bootpd file to the /etc directory as follows:1. Log in to the UNIX workstation as root.2. Enter the following command:cp /usr/wf/bin/bootpd /etcSetting Up BootPD to RunTo configure your workstation to run BootPD when it receives a BootP requestpacket:1. As root, use a text editor to open the /etc/inetd.conf file.2. Make sure that no other line in the file begins with bootps.If there is such a line, your workstation is already configured as a BootPserver. Comment out this line by typing a pound sign (#) at the beginning ofthe line so that the server will use the BootPD program that you specify in thenext step.3. Insert the following line anywhere in the file to configure yourworkstation as a BootP server:bootps dgram udp wait root /etc/bootpd bootpd4. Save and exit the file.Setting Up BootPD to Respond to AN/ANH and ARN RoutersWhen the operating system receives a BootP request packet, it starts BootPD.BootPD matches the source IP address of the packet to an IP address in its BootPtable (bootptab file) to determine the path names of the requested startup files.Note: The bootptab file can include the same path name for all bootingrouters, or a different path name for each IP address.
